Woman in relationship with victim's husband charged in Monday's fatal shooting in Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- A woman from North Carolina faces murder charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Ashley Cheatham on Monday, according to Lt. Regina Duckett with the Montgomery Police Department.

The release reports that the police department's investigation revealed the woman was in a relationship with the victim's husband. Marquis Cheatham, 23, was charged earlier today.

Dominique Atkinson, 21, of North Carolina, is charged with one count of capital murder. She is currently in custody in North Carolina awaiting extradition to Montgomery, where she will be taken to the Montgomery County Detention Facility. Atkinson will be held without bond.

Ashley Cheatham's death marks Montgomery's 18th homicide of 2013.

No additional information is available for release relative to this ongoing investigation.